I had already had my home network setup with a non-standard workgroup name and after installing WHS on a spare machine everything worked just fine ont he WHS with its default workgroup. Don't know why it works but it does! I still think the WHS install process or first boot on a pre-installed machine should ask the user if they want to specify the workgroup name and server name for that matter.
My Vista laptop and XPPro desktop can work together just fine on the existing workgroup while both accessing WHS with its own workgroup. If it just "works", then maybe this would be a non-issue for the target market i. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by:. Archived Forums. Windows Home Server Suggestions. Sign in to vote. Sunday, February 25, AM.
Yes, fully agree. We need a setup option to specify workgroup and server name. Cliff Hall. Wednesday, February 28, AM. It's very easy to change the workgroup name. See e. Wednesday, February 28, PM. Ken yes its very easy for "us" technologist however an average home user doesnt know how to change a workgroup , how to change ip address.
Usually thier network is setup by a consultant or thier next door neighbor. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Networking. Sign in to vote. I have a work group created on Vista Machine and other vista machines can coonect, but there does not seem to be a setting in Windows 7 W7 to connect to the workgroup.
When i view the network map in vista it displays the Main Vista computer and my laptop running vista. Friday, May 22, AM. AZDiablo: Workgroup settings are displayed in a different dialog in Windows 7.
To change your workgroup settings, click the Start button, right click 'Computer' and select 'Properties'. On the right-hand side, under "Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings", click "Change settings". In this dialog, click the "Change You may need to restart your computer for this to take effect. Friday, May 22, PM.
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